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N0. 300,444. Patented June 17, 1884.

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States Parana? JAMES G. CALHOUN, OF EDINBURG, OHIO, ASSIGNOB OF OKEIIALFT SAMUEL CALHOUN, OF SAME PLACE.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,444:, dated June17, 1884.

' Application filed November 26, 1883. (N model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JAMEs G. CALHOUN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Edinburg, in the county of Portage and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Swinging and Sliding Gates, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of gates which are verticallyadjustable with a hinged frame on which they slide, and also swing ineither direction.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is afront elevation representing the gate closed, and Fig. 2 is a rearelevation representing the gate partially opened by sliding and raisedwith its hinged frame.

The main frame a of the gate is constructed in the ordinary form ofboards a and upright pieces (0', to which the boards are attached. Itissupported and slides on a vertically-ad justablc frame, 0, consistingof an upright part or bar, 0, a horizontal top bar, 0, a diagonal bar,c, and guides c c. by post (I, and this post is hinged to post j, whichenters the ground. The main frame a of the gate is supported on frame I)by one of its boards a, which rests on the top of frame I). It isretained on one side by guides c c, which are short upright barsattached to top liar, c, and entending up and down against the sides oftwo consecutive boards, a. It is retained on the other side by thehinged post d and the upper end of diagonal bar 0 extending above topbar, 0. Link 5 clasps and holds together bar 0 and post (1. It is hingedto bar 0 at one end, and the other end rests in either one of a seriesof notches, a, in the side of post d. When supporting the gate a andframe Z) it is in a diagonal position; but when the gate-frame is liftedit turns to a horizontal position, and is then free from notch a, andmay be moved with the gate frame b either up or down to either ofnotches a, for the purpose of vertically adjusting the gate. Guide 0 isa strap bolted to bar 0, and extends around or partially around post (I,to act as a guide for frame 2) and retain the frame and post I) in theirproper relative positions.

Gate a is precle. Frameb is supported vented from being lifted or thrownoff the frame 5 by pin 0 in diagonal bar 0, extending from the bar overone of the boards a. \Vhen closed the front end of the gate is supportedby the projecting ends of boards a resting in the notched blocks '0,attached to the side of post cl, so that the front end of frame I) may vbe lifted when the front end of the gate is being dislodged from blocks'0 by lifting. Instead of lifting the front end of the gate from blocksa, it may be removed from them in opening the gate by sliding it back onframe I). The gate is hinged to post f to swing open in eitherdirection. It may also be opened by slidin gate (1. about half itslength back on frame 0 and then turning it a quarter of a cir- Therelativearrangement of notches a,

boards a, and blocks o is such that when link s is in either of notchesn the projecting front ends of one or more of boards a will be in properposition to be placed in one of the blocks 1).

Thewliole of the gate may be made of wood, except the hinges and thelink 3 and guide e, which I prefer to be of metal.

I consider the gate herein described to be more particularly adapted fora farm-gate, as it may easily be adjusted vertically to allow thesmaller animals such as sheep and hogsto pass through, and at the sametime prevent the passage of cattle and horses, and when the snow is deepor drifted into banks on either side, the gate may be elevated andopened by sliding and swinging it, or without sliding by swinging it ineither direction, to avoid the obstructions.

I claim as my invention- 1. Avertically-adjustable sliding and swinginggate, consisting of a main frame, a, and a supporting frame, I),provided with a guide, 0, and a link, .9, hinged at one end to theupright part c of frame Z), in combination with the hinged post (1,formed with notches n on its side opposite from frame b, the link 8, 3.The sliding and swinging gate-frame a,

engaging with the notches and embracing the formed-with boards a, withprojecting front 15 upright part c of frame I), and post (1,substanends, in combination with post 1'', formed with t fllly asdescribed. notched blocks 22, and with the supporting- 5 2. In avertically adjustable sliding ard frame I), provided with pin 0,slightly above swinging gate, the main frame a, formed with board a,link 8, guide a, hinged and notched the front ends of boards a,projecting beyond post (I, and post f, substantially as described. 20the upright piece a in combination with post l f, provided with one ormore blocks, 12, the JAMES G. CALHOUN.

1o hinged post d,forn1ed with notches a, link 8, and

frame I), the blocks 1;, boards a, and notches n Vitnesses: I beingrelatively arranged substantially as and HARRY D. BEATTY, for thepurpose specified. BRADFORD I-IOWLAND.

